Mechanical party rotating disk game



y 29, 1951 F. SCHNABOLK I 2,555,010

I MECHANICAL PARTY ROTATING DISK GAME Filed March 22, 1948 V INVENTOR. F RED SCHNABOLK BY ATTORNEY.

Patented May 29, 1951 MECHANICAL- PAn'ry ROTATING DISK Fred Schnabolk, Brooklyn, NQ Y. Application March 22, 1948, Serial No. 16,192

This invention relates to a toy device of the type having rotating indicating dials with numbers, symbols or any desired indicia thereupon. It is an object of the invention to provide a toy device having a plurality of rotatably 3 Claims; (01. 273-443) may be interconnected mounted indicating dials capable of being given a sharp. sudden rotativ-e thrust upon the depress sion of an operating lever.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a toy device of the character indicated, hav-' ing an enhanced element of chance and interest due to the fact that the various registering com-5 binations of symbols or members are outside thej control of the operator, since the rotation of the dials cannot be influenced in any manner other than to be completely interrupted simultaneously by manually releasing the operating lever. A further object of the invention is the pro-,-

by means of fastening lugs 13 in the well-known manner or by any" other :suitable arrangement. A plurality of indicating dials [4 are rotatably mounted on a transverse shaft l5 which may be supported between oppositely positioned mounting plates l6 secured to the inner surface of each side panel II. In the preferred embodiment, indicating dials H! are preferably cup-shaped and are provision of a toy device of the character indicated,"

whichmay be fabricated easily and inexpensively from a minimum number of component elements.

assemblable to an. extremely compact and rugged unit. I v v -i The foregoing objects, as well as additional objects and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent in the course of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the I invention, and.

assembled toy Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view showingithei actuating lever slightly depressed from the posi- I tion of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing the actuating lever completely depressed in operative positionyand the trip-lever completely released thereby allowing the impact levers' to impart a sudden rotative thrust to the indicating dials.

Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of the assembled.

toy device with the base plate omitted, and the leaf spring partly broken away to reveal the relation of parts.

' Referring now to the drawings in greater detail, the toy device includes a housing comprising a base 10, side panels H and a central panel l2 shaped to define the front, top and rear of the housing. The component panels of the housing vided with lateral hub-portions ll having teeth or cogs l8. The peripheral portion of each dial l4 carries numbers, symbols or any other desired indicia whichare visible through window openings suitably disposed in the toy housing, as-shown in the drawings. -G.uide discs l9 are secured to hub portions I! for properly position-' ing the dials M with respect to the impact levers 20, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

Impact levers are pivotally mounted on 20 shaft 2| which may be supported between mounting-plates l6 in-a manner similar to dial shaftl5. In theipreferred embodiment of the invention, said impact levers are curved, having base portions 200, and angularly inclined portions 20b integral :therewithJ Base portions 20a of impact levers 20 are spaced apart and rigidly interconnected by meansof a connecting member or bridge plate 22 in any suitable manner, as by sw'aging, soldering, or spot-welding. The upper free'ends of impact levers 20 are provided with receiving notches23 which normally engage oneofthe teeth-or cogs it of a respective dial M. It will be understood that impact levers 20 will movein unison when-caused to pivot about shaft 2|. Further, upwardly inclined portions 201 ofsaid levers will be retained between dial it and uide disc I9. i

Actuating lever 24 is pivoted at one end on shaft 21 and terminates externally of the toy housing in a finger piece 25 for operating the toydevice. A tension spring 26 is coiled about shaft 2| with one end fixed against actuating lever 24 and its opposite end fixed against bridgeplate 22, and said tension spring serves to normally urge said bridgeplate against said actuating lever.

slidable element 21 is interposed between bridgeplate 22 and actuating lever 24 and operative connection is achieved with said lever as by means of an integral lug 28 thereof extending through an aperture 29 in said slidable element.

slidable element 21 is preferably U'-shaped ex-. tending both above and below bridgeplate 22 and is formed at its. forward lower edge with a de,

. a i s 3 mally abuts the upper end of a resilient trip lever 3| which may be fixed to base of the toy housing. Trip lever 3| is provided with a medial slot adjacent its upper portion to allow depression of actuating lever 24, as illustrated in Fig. 6. Leaf spring 32 or similar means is provided for restoring the operating mechanism to the normal inoperative position of Fig. 4 when actuating lever 24 is: released. 1 v

In actual operation, indicating dials I4 are caused to rotate upon depressing actuating lever 24 and said dials will continue to rotate beyond the control of the operator under. theinfluenceof the rotative thrust suddenly imparted thereto 4' by impact levers until the actuating lever is able element 21 moves forwardly and depending flange thereof carries trip lever 3| to the forward edge of bridgeplate 22. Further de-= pression of actuating lever 24 is accompanied by furtheradvancement of trip lever 3| which final- 1y clears the bridgeplate 22.

during the continuous depression of actuating lever 24, bridgeplate 22 is suddenly freed to ro-' tate downwardly against said actuating lever. Simultaneously,the upward motion of upper po'r'-'- tions 20b of impact levers 20 (which are fixed to" bridgeplate 22) imparts a sudden rotative thrust to the indicating dials I4 by virtue of the engagement between receiving notches 23 of said impact levers and the teeth or cogs I8 of said dials; The rotation of dials I4 is completely out of control of the operator while lever-24 is depressed;

andit is only when the lever is relea'sedfoi restoration to the normal elevated position of Fig. 4 under the influence of leaf spring 32, that the rotation of the dials is interrupted by the re engagement of one of the teeth l8'with the re' ceiving notch 23 of a respective impact lever 20.

It is thus seen that an extremely simple and releasing the actuating lever 24.

Various types of games can be played depend ing upon the symbols placed on the dials and the" significance or values assigned to the many] registering combinations of symbolsf "Since certain modifications may be' made in the toy device of the present invention, itis 111- tendedthat all matter contained in the foregoing description and shown in the accompany ing drawing be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my I invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pate cut, is:

1. A toy device comprising a housing, aplurality. of in iioating dials rotatably mounted within said housing, each of said dials having a lateral hub portion provided with cogs, impact levers,

one for each hub, pivotally mounted intermediate their ends on a common shaft within said housing, each impact lever having an upperend. and a lower portion, its upper end being formed with a receiving notch adapted to engage one of the cogs of its respective dial, a bridgeplate rig-f idly 'interconnectingsaid impact levers across Under the influ-- ence of the'energy" stored in tension spring 2'6 15 released and returns to the normal elevated po-' sition of Fig. 4. f Z-. 7.5 As actuating lever 24 is gradually depressed from the position of Fig. 4 to that of Fig. 5, slid 2,555,010 ii i: i

their lower portions, an actuating lever pivotally mounted on the shaft which carries said impact levers and terminating externally of said housing, a slidable element interposed between the bridgeplate and said actuating lever and operatively connected with said actuating lever by means of a lug on said actuating lever extending through an aperture in said slidable element, spring means interconnecting said actuating lever and said bridgeplate and normally urging said bridgeplate against said actuating lever, a trip lever normally resting under the edge of said bridgeplate to restrain j it against downward movement, said .slidable element being formed with a depending iiange nor nally abutting said trip lever whereby "depression of said actuating lever stores energy said spring and moves the slide member to kick the trip lever from under the bridgeplate, thus imparting a sudden rotative thrust to said dials.

2. A toy device comprising a housing, a plurality of indicating dials rotatably mounted withinsaid housing, ea'cli of'said dials having a lateral hub 'portion'provided with cogs, curved impact levers, one for each hub, pivotally mounted intermediate their ends on a common shaft within said housing, each impact lever having a base portion and an angularly inclined portion integral therewith, a bridgeplate rigidly interconnecting the base portions thereof, the angularly inclined portion of each impact lever being formed with a receiving notch adapted to en-' gage on'e of'the cogs of its respective dial, an

actuating level pivotally mounted on the shaft which carries said impact levers, one end of said actuating lever terminating in a fingerpiece externally of said housing, a slidable element in-:

terposed between said bridgeplate and said actuating lever, said slidable element having an aper ture 'therethroug'hQan upstanding lug on the other 'end of said actuating lever and extending" into said aperture to provide operative connection between said slidable element and said actuating lever, spring means interconnecting said actuating lever and said bridgeplate and normally urging said bridgeplate against said actuating" lever, a trip lever normally resting under the' edge of said bridgeplate to restrain it against downwardinovement, said slidable element being formed with a depending flange normally abutting said trip leverwhereby depression of 'said' actuating lever stores energy in said spring and moves the slide member to kick the triplv'ei' from under ne; bridgeplate imparting a sudden rotative thrust to said dials.

" 3; A toy device comprisinga hub portion'provided-with cogs, curved impact levers, one foreach'hub, pivotally mounted ink termediate their ends on a common shaft within said housing, each impact lever having a base portion and an"'angularly inclined portion inone of the' cogs of its-respective dial, an actuating lever pivotally mounted on the shaft which carries said impact levers, one end of said actuating lever terminating in a fingerpiece externally of said housing, a Ushaped slidable element iriterposed between said bridgeplate and said acltuating lever'and extending above aiid below said bridgeplate, said slidable element having an a'perture therethrough, an upstanding lug on the v s I s I s housing, a plurality of indicating dials rotatably mounted within said housing, each of said dials having a lateralother end of said actuating lever and extending into said aperture to provide operative connection between said slidable element and said actuating lever, a coil spring wound on said shaft and having one end secured to said actuating lever and its other end secured to said bridgeplate to normally urge said bridgeplate against said actuating lever, a resilient trip lever normally rest ing under the edge of said bridgeplate to restrain it against downward movement, said slidable element being formed with a depending flange normally abutting said trip lever whereby depression of said actuating lever stores energy in said spring and moves the slidemember to kick the trip lever from under the bridgeplate, thus imparting a sudden rotative thrust to said dials, and spring means interposed between said housing and said actuating lever for restoring said lever to normal elevated position upon manual release.

FRED SCHNABOLK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 10 Number Name Date 1,376,874 Hamel May 3, 1921 2,205,471 Fagerholm June 25, 1940 FOREIGN PATENTS 5 Number Country Date 758,380 France Nov. 3, 1933 812,313 France Feb. 1, 1937 

